Are certain songs trending because people connect them mentally to recent news? If we look at the music statistics can we find a kind of soundtrack to the current world events? Please note, this post was designed to be enjoyed with a soundtrack. So before reading further, I suggest pressing play on the video below. [...]
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Trending catastrophe music
Posted in media & culture Also tagged fukushima, gene simmons, japan, kate bush, kraftwerk, last.fm, nuclear power, nuclear war, radioactivity, trending, tsunami Leave a comment
Lévi-Straussian sleeplessness
It’s 3 am and I can’t sleep. I’ve had a stressful week and now I’ve spent almost the whole evening preparing for tomorrow’s lecture. And now I’m having a sleepless night. My mind is buzzing with all the stuff I’ve been reading. >I’m doing a lecture series on Design / Communication theory for designers. The [...]
Posted in philosophy, teaching Also tagged binary opposition, Lévi-Strauss, night, semiotics, sleepless, structuralism Leave a comment

